Just barely over a year ago, Cincinnati Reds 2B Scooter Gennett tried to move a little too quickly for a Cactus League grounder, giving himself a groin injury that has more or less wrecked his career, in hindsight. While that was devastating at the time to a Reds club that had finally been active in trying to get better and win games, it opened the door for a former Miami Marlin who, to that point, was no owner of a roster spot.
Derek Dietrich claimed said roster spot, and wasted little time endearing himself to Reds fans everywhere, his vivid enthusiasm matched only by his early season heroics.